PRINTABLE Menus for Playing Restaurant

Hello!
... so if you ever wonder how I'm doing... check how recently (or how long it's been since) I've posted on my blog!
With that being said... I just have 2 things to say on the subject...
Life is Nuts
&
Life is Good.

But...I have something fun for the kiddos to do during this crazy summer heat...
and it's FREE :) ... of course.

Let me explain... towards the beginning of summer I was trying to come up with something fun for my girls to do, that encouraged independent creative play.
So I had the idea to make some play restaurant menus and tickets so that the girls could pretend to order food like at a restaurant!
Kids can order from the menu and a designated waitress/waiter records the order on the ticket by circling the food items...
Add some play (or real) money to the mix and it becomes quite educational, too, as they add up the cost of their meals...

I think they're pretty cute... and the girls have had a blast with them.

This time the files are just .jpeg images... large enough to print on full 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. Just click on the image so that you can view it full size, then save!

Print the menu front and back, ideally on card stock.
Print the tickets on regular paper, cut (on the gray lines) and staple together into a pad.

Hand 'em over to the kiddos and you've got at least 45min. to yourself!

Let me know if you have any questions about how to use them... my brain is foggy... I might be leaving important info out! :)

And please, if you don't mind :) leave a comment and let me know if you plan on using them!

*As always...File and finished product for personal use only... not for resale or profit of any kind.

Amy, I have been following your blog for awhile now, and have tried to comment here and there but never with any success. So I'm trying again!I just had a baby boy and was needing something fun to help entertain the kids. This is PERFECT! I can't wait for them to try it out. Thanks so much! Andrea Greene

Hello Amy! I just found your blog today and I absolutely love it! My kiddos will love these printables, I'm planning on using it to work on their math skills. How fun!!! Thanks so very much for being so generous with your creativity! ~Lisa Couch

So glad you like the idea! For this printable, you just have to click on the image and right click to save the images... they are .jpegs this time, not .pdfs. Hope that helps! Please feel free to email me if you have any other questions :) jjpenguin@hotmail.com

OH wow, these are great. My girl is a little young still to get the concept of counting money but she LOVES to play in the kitchen. These will be wonderful and will be used for a long time in our home. I pinned this as well to share with others.

i am a kindergarten teacher and i love these!!! i noticed that watermelon is misspelled and it should only have one "l". Is there a way for you to fix this and resend it to me? my email address is gapguppy@yahoo.com thanks sooooooooo much!!! i love these!!!!!!!!!!!! ;o)kerri

I think I love you. We were just getting ready to bring the kids wood play kitchen back down from the attic for the winter (we rotate toys seasonally here at home) and I was thinking that I would make up menus and such for them to play with (they are 2.5 and 4) and when I looked online I founf menus with only words and no PICTURES! Well of course I wanted them to be able to SEE what they were ordering, because they can't read. LOL. I was so excited when I came across yours, you have saved me tons of time and you and I both know how precious mama's time is! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! My son has been taking my checkbook and trying to take my "order". I needed something quick before he wrote on all my checks and this is perfect! Thanks again for sharing.

What a wonderful idea! wish I had thought of this when my girls were little. You could also laminate the tickets ( we use hillbilly laminating, contact paper) and the children could use the fine point dry erase marker. That way they could be used over and over. Thanks for sharing!

Amy, I have a 4 year old grandson who has his own kitchen with food, drinks, and all the little goodies that clutter your house lol, but he is always coming to us all in the house and asking you can he take your order and when I found your site and all the beautiful and so useful things and the beautiful verses, and so spirtfilled that it was amazing to me. But when I found the menus for him I had to get them. I have also downloaded some of your to do lists I call them. I will let you know have they all go for us. Thank you so very much for your beauty, thoughtfullness, kindness with your sharing so much with us and for free. God Bless You Amy.Brenda. H.

HI!! These look great! I'm pinning them to use them at home for the kids pretend play, and maybe so they can 'order' their own dinner at home. I was wondering, though, if there was some way it can be edited - as Australian currency is visually different. Thanks!

Hi Jen ;) You just click on the image in the post... so that it's full size, then right click to save the image to your computer. They are high resolution so you should be able to print them full size :) Blessings :)